Student Success Stories

Submitted by jwigodner on Thu, 07/25/2013 - 5:19pm

Enjoy these stories submitted by two of our tutors:

From one-on-one tutor Margaret Stuhr…In the last three-six months, my student has begun using email to communicate with me, friends and family; playing phonics/spelling games on an ipad; writing notes on a Facebook page; and working to master American coin and feel confident about making change. He has definitely begun seeing himself as a reader and a writer—frequently checking out books from the library, discussing stories he reads with his wife, and working to produce a multiple-paragraph narrative for Collections. He has just begun a new job which requires him to do some writing, so he is eager to continue to develop his ability to spell and punctuate simple sentences correctly.

From classroom tutor Kelley Dickson…My student participated in an ESL Families Learning Together class. (Note: to learn more about Families Learning Together, click here.) She came to the class knowing no English, and when we began working together, she was very reluctant to speak any English. We worked on basic skills and words, and she learned to say her name, address, phone number, days of the week, months, upcoming holidays, names for various relatives, colors and more. She learned to fill out simple forms. She went from a woman who was terrified to speak English to someone who could communicate basic information.